bessó

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Of unknown origin. Suggestions have included Proto-Indo-European *bekione (“double, partner”), Latin *bissōne (“double”), and a pre-Roman *bikione related to Basque biki (“twin”), biko (“pair”), and bikun (“double”). Compare Franco-Provençal besson, Occitan besson and Piedmontese bësson

Adjective

una cirera bessona
a conjoined cherry

bessó (feminine bessona, masculine plural bessons, feminine plural bessones)

  1. twin
  2. (botany, relational) of conjoined fruits that are usually separate
Derived terms

Noun

bessó m (plural bessons, feminine bessona)

  1. twin

Etymology 2

Probably from a semantic variation of ametlla bessona (“conjoined almond”).

Noun

bessó m (plural bessons)

  1. the meat of a nut; especially an almond
  2. the meat of a fruit or vegetable
  3. bone marrow
  4. the meat or essence of something

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